Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 09h 25m 20s and the Declination is +15° 40’ 41” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 20.00 (JPL).

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• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth is currently 126,792,482 kilometers, equivalent to 0.847555 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7 minutes and 2.9342 seconds to travel from Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) to Earth happens on Fri Oct 20 2062 at a distance of 0.049649 Astronomical Units, or 7,427,341 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 20.00.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT), according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 18	09h 01m 50s	+16° 49’ 18”	19.96	Cancer
2020 Oct 19	09h 04m 58s	+16° 40’ 41”	19.97	Cancer
2020 Oct 20	09h 08m 03s	+16° 32’ 00”	19.97	Cancer
2020 Oct 21	09h 11m 08s	+16° 23’ 16”	19.98	Cancer
2020 Oct 22	09h 14m 09s	+16° 14’ 29”	19.98	Cancer
2020 Oct 23	09h 17m 09s	+16° 05’ 39”	19.98	Cancer
2020 Oct 24	09h 20m 07s	+15° 56’ 47”	19.99	Cancer
2020 Oct 25	09h 23m 03s	+15° 47’ 53”	19.99	Leo
2020 Oct 26	09h 25m 55s	+15° 39’ 00”	20.00	Leo
2020 Oct 27	09h 28m 48s	+15° 30’ 03”	20.00	Leo
2020 Oct 28	09h 31m 37s	+15° 21’ 08”	20.00	Leo
2020 Oct 29	09h 34m 24s	+15° 12’ 12”	20.01	Leo
2020 Oct 30	09h 37m 10s	+15° 03’ 17”	20.01	Leo
2020 Oct 31	09h 39m 53s	+14° 54’ 24”	20.01	Leo